April 19, 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 4
SEA 1 BAL 6
NYY 0 BOS 5
TEX 3 MIN 3
CLE 0 OAK 6
KCR 5 TBR 5
CHW 0 TOR 3
DET 2 ARI 10
SDP 3 ATL 4
LAD 1 CHC 13
PIT 1 MIL 5
@CIN 3
(10) FLA 6
WSN 5 COL 3
@HOU 2 NYM 4
@PHI 2 SFG 3
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,298

Saturday, April 19, 2008, 1:05pm
Time of Game: 3:02

Pirates

7-10

Lost 4

4th, 4½ GB

John Russell

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  7  1
Cubs            2  1  4   0  0  4   2  0  X   13 12  0

W: J Marquis (1-0), L: T Gorzelanny (1-2)

Cubs

11-6

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .384 1.115   18    1   0   2B
  N Morgan PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   2  .136  .451    9    0   0   
F Sanchez 2B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .526    7    3   2   2B
  C Gomez 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .683    1    1   1   
J Bay LF                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .281  .879   19    1   1   
A LaRoche 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .460   20   12   0   
X Nady RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .348  .988   19    0   0   
R Doumit C                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .311  .800   17    4   0   HBP
J Bautista 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .177  .514    9    1   3   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Meek P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  L Rivas PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .452    4    0   0   
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Bixler SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .428   12    1   4   
T Gorzelanny P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  P Dumatrait P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  T Yates P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Mientkiewicz 3B           2   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .613    7    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    2  10              151   24  12

BATTING

2B: N McLouth (10, off J Marquis); F Sanchez (2, off J Marquis).

HBP: R Doumit (1, by K Hart).

TB: F Sanchez 2; N McLouth 2; J Bautista; A LaRoche; J Bay; B Bixler; X Nady.

RBI: F Sanchez (5).

2-out RBI: F Sanchez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: R Doumit (2).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Johnson CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .349  .803   17    1   0   
  F Pie PH-CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .355    3    0   0   
R Theriot SS                  4   3   2   0    1   0  .302  .800   18    0   3   
D Lee 1B                      3   1   1   2    0   0  .356 1.133   12    4   1   HR
  D Ward 1B                   1   2   1   2    1   0  .083  .646   12    5   1   HR
A Ramirez 3B                  2   2   1   0    2   1  .234  .797   17    1   3   2B
  K Hart P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    1   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Fukudome RF                 3   2   1   1    2   1  .317  .902   22    3   0   SB
M DeRosa LF-3B                3   2   1   2    1   0  .321  .997   20    0   1   SB,SF
G Soto C                      4   0   2   1    1   1  .304  .957   25    9   1   2B
R Cedeno 2B                   4   1   2   2    1   1  .333  .844   34    2   1   
J Marquis P                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .857    8    1   0   2B
  M Murton PH-LF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
Totals                       34  13  12  11   10   4              195   27  11

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (4, off P Dumatrait); G Soto (6, off T Gorzelanny); J Marquis (2, off T Gorzelanny).

HR: D Ward (1, off E Meek; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); D Lee (7, off T Gorzelanny; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: M DeRosa (1, off T Yates).

TB: D Ward 4; D Lee 4; G Soto 3; R Cedeno 2; A Ramirez 2; R Theriot 2; J Marquis 2; K Fukudome; M DeRosa.

RBI: M DeRosa 2 (13); D Lee 2 (15); D Ward 2 (2); R Cedeno 2 (5); K Fukudome (9); J Marquis (2); G Soto (13).

2-out RBI: R Cedeno 2; J Marquis.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Fukudome (3, 3rd base off T Gorzelanny/R Doumit); M DeRosa (1, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/R Doumit).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Gorzelanny, L (1-2)          2.2   6   7   7    4   3   1   9.35   18   80-47   33· 5· 9    6· 3· 2· 0     17    -     0.61  -0.33
P Dumatrait                    2.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   4.26    9   34-22   14· 1· 7    5· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.08   0.01
T Yates                        0.2   1   4   4    4   0   0   4.66    7   33-13    7· 1· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
J Grabow                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          3-2    0.03  -0.00
E Meek                         1     1   2   2    1   0   1  12.86    5   20-15   10· 0· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
M Capps                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.12    4   13-8     4· 0· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    12  13  13   10   4   2          45  185-108  70· 7·31   17· 7· 7· 0          4-2

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Marquis, W (1-0)             6     6   1   1    1   7   0   3.86   25  102-67   33·17·17    9· 6· 2· 0     62    -     0.55   0.17
K Hart                         1.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   3.55    8   33-20   14· 3· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
M Wuertz                       1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    4   16-13    8· 1· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2  10   0          37  151-100  55·21·24   13· 8· 3· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: T Gorzelanny (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Hart (1; R Doumit).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Lance Barksdale.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 40,298.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. N McLouth            CF    1. R Johnson            CF 
2. F Sanchez            2B    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. J Bay                LF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. A LaRoche            1B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. X Nady               RF    5. K Fukudome           RF 
6. R Doumit             C     6. M DeRosa             LF 
7. J Bautista           3B    7. G Soto               C  
8. B Bixler             SS    8. R Cedeno             2B 
9. T Gorzelanny         P     9. J Marquis            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  1   17%  72% D Lee           T Gorzelanny    Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Theriot Scores
   b 2   0  0-2  1--  7    8%  85% G Soto          T Gorzelanny    Double to LF (Ground Ball); DeRosa Scores
   t 2   2  2-0  12-  4    4%  75% T Gorzelanny    J Marquis       Strikeout Swinging
   b 3   1  0-4  12-  1    4%  94% G Soto          T Gorzelanny    Fukudome Steals 3B; DeRosa Steals 2B; Fukudome Scores/Adv on E2 (throw); DeRosa to 3B
   t 3   0  3-0  --- 10   -4%  76% N McLouth       J Marquis       Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  N McLouth       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   54%  F Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   53%  J Bay           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   55%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 1B-2B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   55%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  1   72%  D Lee           Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Theriot Scores
   O      ---  3   70%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   70%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   72%  X Nady          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  R Doumit        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   72%  J Bautista      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  2   70%  B Bixler        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bautista to 2B
   O      12-  4   75%  T Gorzelanny    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   77%  M DeRosa        Walk
   R      1--  7   85%  G Soto          Double to LF (Ground Ball); DeRosa Scores
   O      -2-  4   83%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   81%  J Marquis       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Soto to 3B
          --3  5   82%  R Johnson       Walk
   O      1-3  1   79%  R Theriot       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
          --- 10   76%  N McLouth       Walk
   O      1--  1   79%  F Sanchez       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  6   82%  J Bay           Popfly: 1B (Front of Home)
   O      1--  5   84%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   83%  D Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  6   84%  A Ramirez       Walk
          1--  4   87%  K Fukudome      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ramirez to 3B
   R      1-3  5   90%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Fukudome to 2B
   R      12-      94%  G Soto          Fukudome Steals 3B; DeRosa Steals 2B; Fukudome Scores/Adv on E2 (throw); DeRosa to 3B
   O      --3  5   93%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   R      --3      95%  R Cedeno        Wild Pitch; DeRosa Scores
          --- 12   95%  " "             Walk
   R      1--  2   97%  J Marquis       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Cedeno Scores
                  Phil Dumatrait replaces Tom Gorzelanny pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   97%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 7.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   97%  X Nady          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   98%  R Doumit        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  J Bautista      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Phil Dumatrait facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   98%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   98%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   98%  A Ramirez       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   98%  K Fukudome      Walk
   O      12-  3   98%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 7.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   98%  B Bixler        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   99%  P Dumatrait     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   98%  N McLouth       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  4   97%  F Sanchez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); McLouth Scores
   O      -2-  3   98%  J Bay           Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-1, Phil Dumatrait facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   97%  G Soto          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Soto out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  3   97%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   97%  J Marquis       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 7.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
                  Daryle Ward replaces Derrek Lee playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  5   98%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   97%  X Nady          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   98%  R Doumit        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   99%  J Bautista      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tyler Yates facing 1-2-3
                  Tyler Yates replaces Phil Dumatrait pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   99%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  6   99%  D Ward          Walk; Theriot to 2B
          12-  4   99%  A Ramirez       Walk; Theriot to 3B; Ward to 2B
   R      123  4  100%  K Fukudome      Walk; Theriot Scores; Ward to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   RO     123  5  100%  M DeRosa        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Ward Scores
          12-  7  100%  G Soto          Walk; Ramirez to 3B; Fukudome to 2B
                  John Grabow replaces Jose Bautista pitching and batting 7th; Doug Mientkiewicz replaces Tyler Yates playing 3B batting 9th
   RR     123  3  100%  R Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ramirez Scores; Fukudome Scores; Soto to 3B
                  Matt Murton pinch hits for Jason Marquis batting 9th
   O      1-3  2  100%  M Murton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 11.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-11, Kevin Hart facing 8-9-1
                  Kevin Hart replaces Aramis Ramirez pitching and batting 4th; Mark DeRosa moves to 3B; Matt Murton moves to LF
   O      ---  3  100%  B Bixler        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  Nyjer Morgan pinch hits for Nate McLouth batting 1st
   O      ---  4  100%  N Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 11-1, Evan Meek facing 1-2-3
                  Evan Meek replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 7th; Chris Gomez replaces Freddy Sanchez playing 2B batting 2nd; Nyjer Morgan moves to CF; Felix Pie pinch hits for Reed Johnson batting 1st
   O      ---  3  100%  F Pie           Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  8  100%  R Theriot       Walk
   RR     1--  6  100%  D Ward          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Theriot Scores
   O      ---  1  100%  K Hart          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2  100%  K Fukudome      Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 13.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-13, Kevin Hart facing 2-3-4
                  Felix Pie moves to CF
   O      ---  1  100%  C Gomez         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  7  100%  J Bay           Walk
          1--  4  100%  A LaRoche       Single to CF (Line Drive); Bay to 2B
   O      12-  8  100%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
          12-  2  100%  R Doumit        Hit By Pitch; Bay to 3B; LaRoche to 2B
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Kevin Hart pitching and batting 4th; Luis Rivas pinch hits for Evan Meek batting 7th
   O      123  4  100%  L Rivas         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 13-1, Matt Capps facing 6-7-8
                  Matt Capps replaces Luis Rivas pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  2  100%  M DeRosa        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4  100%  G Soto          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3  100%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4  100%  M Murton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 13.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-13, Michael Wuertz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  100%  B Bixler        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5  100%  N Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 13.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation